Matt Herrick, spokesman for the U.S. Department of Agriculture, said a resolution passed by Congress this spring eliminated funding for earmarks, “one of which affected wolf predation management programs in a few states — Wisconsin, Minnesota and Michigan.”

“It was $727,000 total, $110,000 of that was designated to Michigan,” he said.

That money funds wolf predation work in the Upper Peninsula currently conducted by the USDA’s Wildlife Services department. Wildlife officials play an integral role in confirming wolf kills on livestock…